From what I played on the PS3 version last week, the audio is extremely well choreographed in this title, and the characters are likable. It's a title that at a $40 launch price I would buy on day one. As it is, I'll wait until it's $30 or so, then grab it.

The graphics are going to bother some people but I really like the visual style. The controls are fine (much, much better than the first K&L). I think this new demo is not the same as the demo they put out previously because it was long. Are you able to play Arcade mode in this demo?

I thought the first game was mediocrity at it's finest, but I wanted to give the seccnd a chance. What a humongous step forward. The controls are tight and responsive, the game looks AMAZING, with the graininess adding to the whole gritty feel.

And the most important thing: 60 FPS! This is the BEST decision the devs could have made. I am absolute sure the game looks gritty and twisted to accomodate the frame rate jump. 60fps gives you a feeling like it's happening right now, as opposed to 30fps, where it looks cinematic, and leaves you feeling detached from the action.

This is a huge reason why CoD has been so successful. They work to make the games constantly run at 60fps.

Spectacular, and can't wait to play the real thing. I rent all my games anyway.

I will gladly play a game that runs at 60fps with lower quality textures, than one that runs at 30fps with higher quality textures.

I dl'd the demo and I like it,not enough to drop 60$ on it but I do like the graphic style for this type of game.I'm more impressed by the sound than the graphics though.I played it at a pretty high volume and the gunshot blasts sound amazing,especially the shotgun.

A couple weeks ago I decided to finally grab Kane & Lynch 2. I hopped on Amazon, then Amazon proceeded to tell me that I already had bought it back in August. Looking up at my shelf, I saw that they were correct. Oops. Anyway, the game is now $9 and I figured I would remind everyone that it exists.

I played through the first half a couple of weeks ago, right before getting my Wii U. Got distracted by said Wii for a bit, then came back to KL2 last night and ran through the second half. At $10, I give it a solid thumbs up. It runs at a bit lower resolution than normal, but it also does a pretty good job of holding it's 60fps goal. I am now sad that IO went back to 30fps for their latest Hitman game. The handheld camcorder effects are well executed, the world is rendered to an excellent level of grit, and Lynch is a character that you hate to love. The gunplay is solid, but the AI that you use those guns on is pretty lame. There are also some very solid moments that I'm sure I will remember for years to come, unlike the throw-away, generic campaigns included in things like Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 2. Overall, it's a fun, concise game that is worth the XBLA price that it now sits at. As I said back at post #8, it should have launched as a $40 title. Looking at the leaderboards for the Arcade Mode, I am ranked at #20,000 after a single run. That puts my estimate for number of sales well south of 100,000 copies, which is a pretty miserable commercial failure.

As an industry, the big publishers really need to figure out how to build a market for games like this that are of lower budget and shorter length. There is a giant gap between $10 XBLA games and $60 AAA titles that needs to be filled with new-release product. Kane & Lynch 2 would have fit there perfectly back in 2010 at $30-40. Now, it's $10. Give it a try. You'll get your value out of it.

http://www.amazon.com/Kane-Lynch-2-Days-Xbox-360/dp/B0023CBY4E
A couple weeks ago I decided to finally grab Kane & Lynch 2. I hopped on Amazon, then Amazon proceeded to tell me that I already had bought it back in August. Looking up at my shelf, I saw that they were correct. Oops. Anyway, the game is now $9 and I figured I would remind everyone that it exists.
I played through the first half a couple of weeks ago, right before getting my Wii U. Got distracted by said Wii for a bit, then came back to KL2 last night and ran through the second half. At $10, I give it a solid thumbs up. It runs at a bit lower resolution than normal, but it also does a pretty good job of holding it's 60fps goal. I am now sad that IO went back to 30fps for their latest Hitman game. The handheld camcorder effects are well executed, the world is rendered to an excellent level of grit, and Lynch is a character that you hate to love. The gunplay is solid, but the AI that you use those guns on is pretty lame. There are also some very solid moments that I'm sure I will remember for years to come, unlike the throw-away, generic campaigns included in things like Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 2. Overall, it's a fun, concise game that is worth the XBLA price that it now sits at. As I said back at post #8, it should have launched as a $40 title. Looking at the leaderboards for the Arcade Mode, I am ranked at #20,000 after a single run. That puts my estimate for number of sales well south of 100,000 copies, which is a pretty miserable commercial failure.
As an industry, the big publishers really need to figure out how to build a market for games like this that are of lower budget and shorter length. There is a giant gap between $10 XBLA games and $60 AAA titles that needs to be filled with new-release product. Kane & Lynch 2 would have fit there perfectly back in 2010 at $30-40. Now, it's $10. Give it a try. You'll get your value out of it.

I'd agree that this is a fun game for $10. I enjoyed my play through, and actually liked the gritty odd graphics. The graphics worked especially well for the "nude" scene. The game had a lot of issues though, and the writing was...well...rough. To your point DLJ, it really should have launched at $39.99.

Is the MP still up? I tried to play it a few times but it didn't hold my attention.